Behavioral/Cognitive Finance, Decision/Risk Sciences in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; Entrepreneurship & Economics-2025

September 24-26, 2025

Silicon Valley/Santa Clara, CA, USA

Call for Presentations, Workshops & Participation

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 27, 2025

CONFERENCE PLATFORM: In-Person and Virtual formats.

OBJECTIVE/FOCUS. The Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics offers a dedicated forum for exchange of research findings and professional advancement related to the now well-established field of behavioral/cognitive finance and economics. The Objective of the Annual Conference, now in its 18th & 36th Year, is to encourage and disseminate research and inquiry in areas of Behavioral/Cognitive Finance & Economics, Neuroscience/Neuromorphic Computing, Quantum Entanglement Political Economy, Biological Anthropology, and Brain-Computer Interfaces; Quantum Entanglement included. Theoretical, Experimental, and Applied works that involve Theory, Analysis, and Application of the above-mentioned fields will be considered for presentation at the conference. Such works include, but are not limited to, the followings:

A. DEVELOPMENT of NEW FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC MODELS and THEORIES for DECISION MAKING and RISK TAKING in the POST EFFICIENT-MARKETS WORLD;

B. CONTRIBUTIONS to ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING and KNOWLEDGE of:

1. Decision Making Under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty; including BOTH Social-Science-Based and Artificial-Intelligence-Based Models for both Theoretical and Empirical Works;
2. Venture Startups and Exits; especially utilizing Cognitive Manufacturing, Additive and Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twin, Industrial IoT;
3. Trust, Financial and Capital Markets, Social Capital, Moral Sentiments and Working of the Markets Economy, Capitalism;
4. Investment in and Working of Financial Markets at all levels of functionality and capital allocation- including both public and private aspects;
5. Financial Management of Companies- both public and private entities; Role of Virtual Assistants;
6. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development;
7. Sustainable Finance: Efficient Financial Markets; Market for Human/Social Capital & Economic Development;
8. Role of Behavioral Finance & Economics in Personal Finance, Retirement Saving & Planning;
9. Teaching, Learning, and Training- ranging from case development to other pedagogical issues; using AI or AGI.

C. APPLICATIONS- BEHAVIORAL FINANCE IN PRACTICE:

1. Empirical Works; including Theory and Model Testing using Artificial Intelligence-generated Data Bases
2. Evidence-Based Financial and Retirement Planning: Generally-Accepted Best Practices;
3. The Trading and Investing Brain/Neuromorphic- based Strategies;
4. Nudging Clients and Markets; Retirement Saving and Planning;
5. Trust: Trust in Investment Management, Markets, Policy, and Regulation;
6. Behavioral/Cognitive Value Investing;
7. Other Business, Socio-Economic, and Legal Endeavors Involving Decision Making and Risk Taking.

AWARDS FOR THE ROBERT A. OLSEN BEST DOCTORAL STUDENT PAPERS IN BEHAVIORAL FINANCE & ECONOMICS. Upon request at the time of submission, submissions by Doctoral Students will be further reviewed by the Program Committee, and the Best Papers will be selected for special recognition at our 2025 ABF&E Annual Meeting. Single-Author Papers receive the first priority in the process; but we encourage submission regardless of the said priority. Recognition includes receiving:

1. Academy’s “Award Certificate for the Robert A. Olsen Best Doctoral Student Paper in Behavioral Finance & Economics” and
2. A $500.00 prize check

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS, DETAILED ABSTRACTS, AND SEMINARS for Presentation. To submit your COMPLETED Paper, DETAILED Abstract, or Seminar/Workshop Proposal, simply click on the following URL and follow the related instructions.

Submission fee is $99.00.

To submit, click here: https://www.aobf.org/paper-submission-form/

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS June 27, 2025; Early Submission is Encouraged. NOTIFICATIONS of results will be emailed to all respondents generally in three (3) weeks from the date of submission.

FOR ANY QUESTION YOU MAY EMAIL: Staff1@aobf.org